P. J. Antony

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{{short description|Indian film actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = P. J. Antony
| image = pjantony.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Antony in ''[[Nirmalyam]]''
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{Birth-date|1 January 1925}}<ref>Uncertain, IMDB states 1923, www.pjantonyfoundation.com 1 January 1925.</ref>
| birth_place = [[Eranakulam]], [[Travancore]], [[British Raj]] (now [[Kerala]], [[India]])
| death_date = {{Death-date and age|14 March 1979|1 January 1925}}<ref>Uncertain, IMDB states 4 April www.pjantonyfoundation 14 March.</ref>
| death_place = [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| restingplace =
| restingplacecoordinates =
| othername =
| occupation = Soldier, Actor, Director, Script Writer, Lyricist, Novelist
| yearsactive = 1958–1979
| spouse = Smt. Mary (1954–1979) (his death)
| partner =
| children = 2
| parents =
| awards = National Film Award for Best Actor
'''Kerala State Film Awards'''<br />1973 - ''Nirmalyam''
}}

'''P. J. Antony''' (1 January 1925 – 14 March 1979) was an Indian stage and film actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/03/15/stories/2004031502010300.htm|title=P.J. Antony remembered|date=15 March 2004|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=13 February 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He received the [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] for his performance in ''[[Nirmalyam]]'' in 1974. He was also the first actor working in [[Malayalam cinema]] to receive the award.<ref>[http://pjantonyfoundation.org/aboutus.htm# Official website: About Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727175108/http://pjantonyfoundation.org/aboutus.htm |date=27 July 2011 }}</ref> Antony was also a respected figure in the professional theatre field, working with [[Communism|communist]] cultural and art bodies like the [[Kerala People's Arts Club|K.P.A.C.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://malayalam.webdunia.com/entertainment/film/profile/0803/14/1080314063_1.htm|title=പി.ജെ.ആന്‍റണി - മഹാനടനും മനുഷ്യസ്നേഹിയും|date=14 March 2008|website=WebDunia|language=ml|access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref>

He also established his own theater, named Prathibha Theatres, in [[Kochi, India|Kochi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/pj-antonys-socrates-today/article3163904.ece|title=P.J. Antony's 'Socrates' today|date=14 March 2006|website=The Hindu|access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref>

==Biography==
In his early 20s, Antony served in the [[Royal Navy]] during [[World War II]]. Post war, he returned home and joined a workshop as an officer. It was in this period that Antony got chance to work with professional theatre artists. Soon he established himself as a prominent figure in Malayalam plays with his skills in acting, writing and direction. He was directly associated with the [[Kerala People's Arts Club|K.P.A.C.]], a major political drama theater at that time. He later established two theaters of his own, namely P. J. Theatres and Prathibha Theatres (which is still active).{{Citation needed|date=February 2018}}

Building on his expertise in stage plays, Antony began his film acting career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=13634095&programId=7940855&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |title=Breaking News, Kerala news, latest news, India, Kerala politics, sports, movies, celebrities, lifestyle, E-paper, Photos & Videos |publisher=Manorama Online |access-date=2016-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011415/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=13634095&programId=7940855&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> His debut film was ''[[Randidangazhi]]'' (1957), a film adaptation of [[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai]]'s novel of the same title. He won the [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] (known then, in 1974, as the Bharath Award) for his performance as a ''velichappadu'' (an oracle or medium between the Goddess and the worshipper in a Hindu temple) in ''[[Nirmalyam]]'', directed by prominent literary figure [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]. Antony was the lyricist and screenwriter for a small number of films. He also directed a film titled ''[[Periyar (1973 film)|Periyar]]''.<ref>[http://www.weblokam.com/cinema/profiles/2002/03/atony.htm Weblokam profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050910072634/http://www.weblokam.com/cinema/profiles/2002/03/atony.htm |date=10 September 2005 }}</ref>

In a historical drama, Amal Neerad's [[Iyobinte Pusthakam]] had the famous director [[Aashiq Abu]] playing the role of P. J. Antony, though in a guest appearance.

==Awards==
'''[[National Film Awards]]:'''

*[[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] - 1974 - ''[[Nirmalyam]]''

'''[[Kerala State Film Awards]]:'''

*[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] - 1973 - ''Nirmalyam''

'''[[Filmfare Awards South]]:'''

*[[Filmfare Awards South|Best Actor]] - 1974 - ''Nirmalyam''

==Filmography==

===Acting===
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*''[[Manninte Maril]]'' (1979)
*''Choola ''(1979)
*''Padasaram ''(1978) as Pulluvan
*'' Nurayum Pathayum''(1977)
*'' Odakuzhal''(1975)
*''Athithi ''(1975)
*''[[Nirmalayam]]'' (1973) as Velichapad
*''[[Periyar (1973 film)|Periyar]]'' (1973)
*'' Dharmayudham''(1973) as Naanu
*''Ragging ''(1973)
*''Manushyabandhaal ''(1972)
*''Jalakanyaka ''(1971)
*''Moodalmanju ''(1970)
*''[[Pearl View]] ''(1970) as Xavier
*''Crossbelt ''(1970) as Sekhara Panikkar
*'' Kakkathamburatti''(1970)
*''Kurukshethram ''(1970)
*''[[Dathuputhran]]'' (1970) as Maanichan
*''[[Nadhi (film)|Nadhi]]'' (1969) as Mullakkal Varkey
*''Kattukuranu ''(1969)
*''[[Virunnukari]] ''(1969) as Raghava Menon
*''Veettumriam ''(1969)
*''[[Asuravithu (1968 film)|Asuravithu]]'' (1968) as Kunjarikkar
*''Lakshaprabhu ''(1968)
*'' Kayalkkarayil''(1968)
*''[[Punnapra Vayalar]]''(1968) as Kochu Naanu
*''Manaswini ''(1968)
*''Chekkuthante Kotta ''(1967)
*''Naarame Nandi ''(1967)
*''Mulkireedam ''(1967)
*''Pareeksha ''(1967) as Neelakanda Pilla
*''Kamuki ''(1967)
*''[[Iruttinte Athmavu]] ''(1967) as Gopalan Nair
*'' Sheelavathi''(1967)
*''Kavalam Chundan ''(1967)
*''[[Anveshichu Kandethiyilla]]'' (1967)
*''Aswametham ''(1967) as Keshavan Swamy
*''[[Balyakalasakhi (1967 film)|Balyakalasakhi]]'' (1967)
*''Tharavattamma ''(1966) as Govinda Pilla
*''[[Kunjali Marakkar (film)|Kunjali Marakkar]]'' (1966) as Zamorin's Nephew
*''[[Murappennu]]'' (1965) as Kunjikrishana Menon
*''[[Rosie (1965 film)|Rosy]]''(1965) as (Hero)
*''[[Bhargavi Nilayam]]'' (1964) as Narayanan Nair (Nanukuttan)
*''Thacholi Othenan ''(1964) as Kathiroor Gurukkal
*''Adyakiranagal ''(1964) as Kariyachan
*''Ore Bhoomi Ore Raktham ''(1964)
*''Oral Koodi Kallanayi ''(1964)
*''Kalaju Kittiya Thankam ''(1964) as Kuttan Nair
*''[[Ammaye Kaanaan]]'' (1963) as Sukumaran Nair
*''Ninamanija Kalpadukal ''(1963) as Thankamma's husband
*''Kalpadukal ''(1962)
*''Mudiyanaya Puthran ''(1961) as Vasu
*''[[Randidangazhi]]'' (1958)
*''[[Bheeshma Parvam]]'' (2022) as Paily Anjoottikkaran (Paily Chettayi) (deceased) (photo presence)
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===Director===
*''Periyar'' (1973)

===Screenwriter===
*''[[Sheelavathi]]'' (1968)
* [[C.I.D. Nazir]] (1971)
* [[Rosie (1965 film)|Rosie]] (1965)

==Literary works==
P. J. Antony has authored 30 short stories, 100 songs, 41 dramas, 2 autobiographies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/features/pj-antony-national-award-winner-actor-death-anniversary-40-years-nirmalyam-movie-bharat-award-1.3649761|title=ശവക്കല്ലറയില്‍ രേഖപ്പെടുത്താനുള്ള വരികള്‍ കുറിച്ചുവച്ചാണ് പി.ജെ ആന്റണി യാത്രയായത്|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en|access-date=2019-04-12}}</ref>

===Short stories===
*''Pukachurulukal''
*''Kalakavan''
*''Naludivasangal''
*''Ennayillaatha vilakku''
*''Chilampoli''
*''Thakarnna veena''
*''Aa moksham ningalkku venda''

===Novels===
*''Itha manushyan''
*''Orugramathinte Athmavu''

===Poems===
*''Prabhatha geetham''

===Song collections===
*''Onappattukal''
*''Thakarnna veena''
*''Prema sangheetham''
*''Keralam Unarunnu''

===Memories===
*''Ente nadaka smaranakal''
*''Natakame Ulakam''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=PJ%20Antony&limit=48 PJ Antony at MSI]
*{{IMDb name|30973}}

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